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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1905

Page

3

Doctor Williams Pink Pills Cure Indigestion Story

A San Francisco man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with ending long standing dyspepsia and sleep troubles. The article touts the pills as effective for indigestion and stomach disorders and notes they are sold by druggists with a diet booklet available from the Dr Williams Medical Co. in Schenectady.

Baysson Dr. Williams France Joseph Baysson Aix-les-Bains Larkin Street San Francisco Cal Williams Anly Dite Dr. Williams Medical Co Schenectady, HY

Education notes show world wide academic moves and links

The item lists changes and honors in higher education: Prof E B Spencer to head Rome’s Methodist college. Edward A Alderman at Virginia with seven LL Ds. Leonida Leonelli’s Dante library in Udine. Yale taps for Chengsha college in Juwan province China. Mrs David Murray's Japan collection at Johns Hopkins. ancient Peking university known as School for the Sons of the Empire with 60,000 graduates. Prof George T Ladd to Japan for two years to aid education. Schuyler F Herron named superintendent of the American School association in Mexico City. 8,000 English speaking residents in the colony education program.

Edward A. Alderman University of Virginia Yale Leonidas Leonelli Udine Italy Juwan China Yale College Chengsha David Murray New Brunswick N. J Johns Hopkins University Japan Peking School For the Sons of the Empire George T. Ladd Imperial Educational Society Schuyler F. Herron Northampton Mass American School Association Mexico

Change of diet cures stomach and bowel trouble

A woman recounts her husband’s lifelong dyspepsia improving after stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee, then adding Grape-Nuts which she says fully cured his symptoms. She notes a friend in Vickburg recovered similarly and an exhausted mother found appetite and nourishment return for herself and her child.

Flo Vickburg Postum Co Battle Creek Mich

Daniel S. Lamont Dies Suddenly at Millbrook

Col Daniel Scott Lamont former secretary of war under Cleveland died at his Millbrook Duchess county home from heart failure. He was with his wife and two daughters Frances and Bessie at his deathbed after a day of health and a dinner illness. Born 1851 Cortlandville he served as Cleveland's private secretary then as secretary of war from 1893 and later held railroad and financial board positions. He leaves a widow and two daughters.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Daniel Scott Lamont Cleveland Millbrook Duchess County Lamont Stewart New York Northern Pacific Railway

Higginss approves life insurance probe commission

Gov Higgin s sends a message asking legislature to appoint a joint commission to investigate life insurance business in New York state. Both houses adopt the Armstrong investigation resolution. A $50 000 appropriation funds the inquiry with Senate members Armstrong Tully and Riordan. Assembly members to be named.

Albany N. Y Gov Higgins Armstrong Insurance Senate Armstrong Rochester Tully Corning Riordan New York Nixon Assembly

Bank Fails After Topeka Bank Collapse

Kansas City bank closes after failing to reopen following the Topeka bank crisis. City National held paper of C J Devlin of Topeka totaling about 100000, tied to the First National Bank of Topeka. Depositors were mainly middle income, many outside Kansas City, with few withdrawals at closing.

Kansas City, Mo City National Bank C. J. Devlin Topeka First National Bank of Devlin Washington First National Bank Kansas City City National

Frightful Plunge Ends Flight Death at Santa Clara College

Daniel Maloney, famed for ascensions with Professor Montgomery, fell 3,000 feet to his death after lifting from Santa Clara college grounds during a League of the Cross cadet encampment. About 2,000 spectators watched as the craft rose to 4,000 feet, then Maloney released and maneuvered before the fatal plunge.

San Jose Cal Daniel Maloney Montgomery Santa Clara Maloney Santa Clara College League of the Cross Cadets College Garden Maroney

Gift from Mrs Logan to Illinois historic collection

In a letter received by Gov Deneen Mrs John A Logan formally tendered the valuable historical collection owned by Mrs Logan to the state of Illinois. The gesture follows months of public interest and preserves a key archival trove for state heritage.

State Treasurer rejects governor's bond demand

Topeka July 22 State Treasurer T T Kelly refused Gov Hoch's demand for a new 750000 bond after the Devlin failure impaired Kelly's bondsmen.

Topeka Kan T. T. Kelly Hoch C. J. Devlin Kelly

Hotel Fire in Wabasha Destroys Hoffmann House

A July fire at the Hoffmann house depot hotel in Wabasha Minnesota killed seven people including Mrs. Hoffmann and a seven month old babe. Others who perished were James Hunt a bus driver Gertrude Stauschaerr a dining room girl Rebecca Hammond a domestic Robert Johnson an express messenger and a cook or engineer who died at hospital. Guests on the second floor escaped with minor injuries while those on the third floor perished in their beds as flames cut off egress.

Wabasha Minn Hoffmann Fred T. Hoffmann James Hunt Gertrude Stauschaerr Rebecca Hammond Robert Johnson Cook Hos

Attempt on Vice Governor Deutrch in Helsinki Bomb Mishap

In Helsingfors Finland on July 20 an assassination attempt occurred after Karl Leonard Hohenthal was sentenced to life for the killing of Procurator General Soisalon Soininen on February 6. A bomb thrown from 60 paces exploded short of Vice Governor Deutrch as he neared the police master's office, shattering nearby windows. he was taken to the police station.

Helsingfors Finland Karl Leonard Hohenthal Soisalon Soininen Deutrch Senate

Milwaukee grand jury returns 24 true bills in graft probe

Milwaukee on July 22 reports 24 true bills against 14 individuals in the graft investigation. Thomas A. Clancy chief of the city fire department faces a perjury count among seven new names. August Puls emerges as a key witness cited in multiple indictments.

Milwaukee Thomas A. Clancy August Puls

Torrid Wave Is Broken

New York reports a relief from extreme heat with a daytime high of 86 degrees on Thursday. After a week of dangerous heat that caused nearly 200 deaths and widespread prostration, normal summer weather returned across New York and surrounding areas.

New York

Ruinous Flood Drowns Man as Joplin Sees 18-Foot Rise

A cloudburst sent Spring River surging 18 feet in hours at Joplin Missouri forcing residents from Carthage Kendricktown to hills and bridges. Losses reach 150000 dollars with Calvin Rudy a teamster drowned while fording a stream. Two hundred cattle and horses perished and several bridges washed away. Losses fall on farmers miners and railroads.

Joplin Spring River Carthage Kendricktown Calvin Rudy

Tragic Drowning in Namakagon Lake Near Ashland

Mrs. Rush and her daughter from Kansas City and Edward Ewing of Cable Wis drowned while bathing on a Namakagon Lake sand bar. The daughter slipped into deep water and their mother followed to rescue her. Ewing attempted a rescue but all three disappeared into deep water.

Ashland Wis Rush Kansas City Edward Ewing Cable Namakagon Lake Ewing

Finnish Police Chief Shot and Killed in Helsinki

Helsingfors July 22 Col. Kremarenko chief of police was shot Friday by Procope and died later. Procope was arrested and identified as an accomplice of the man who recently tried to assassinate former Gov. Missojedoff.

Olice Helsingfors Finland Col. Kremarenko Procope Missojedoff

Special Session in November to Meet November 11

Lincoln Nebraska July 22 Senator E J Burkett says a letter from Secretary Loeb indicates the president plans calling a special session of congress on November 11. Cambridge Mass July 21 Grand jury indicts John Schlidofski for first degree murder in the death of his wife found July 12 in Belmont woods with head crushed. He is in Colorado under arrest.

Lincoln Med E. J. Burkett Loeb Congress Cambridge Mass John Schlidofski Belmont Schlidofski Colorado

Double Tragedy in Iowa City Angers Local Community

In Iowa City on July 18, William Jones a young farmer and stock buyer shot his divorced wife and also shot 8 B Danger a farmer who had employed her. Investigations proceed as authorities report the incident as a double shooting with injuries sustained by both victims.

Iowa Iowa City William Jones B. Danger

The Art of Booming Towns in the Old West

An expert cites the boom towns of Oklahoma and recalls Lanowack as a classic case. Promoters sold land on fake promises to German investors, staging rail trips and saloon rounds to persuade buyers. The scheme netted the promoter about $5,000 before the ruse collapsed and investors faced loss.

Oklahoma New York Herald William O. Watson Oklahoma City Lanowack Col. Sellers Kansas Southwest Boomer Lanewack Federal

Humming Bird Fanning Young in Nest Vigil

A narrator recalls a hummingbird mother protecting her nest. She lands on a maple twig then drops to the cup nest with flawless precision. She constantly hovers, fans wings and tail, shielding the fragile young as heat and sun intensify the vigil.

Our Changing Language and the Grafter Question

Senator Sorghum predicts the country will end grafters as vocabulary evolves. He foresees a future word replacing the term, signaling a quiet moral reform driven by language change. The Washington Star notes this view on societal improvement through lexicon shifts.

Sorghum Washington Star

Mind Off Sugar Joke at Florida Resort

Humorous exchange at a Florida resort where a woman jokes her husband came to unwind from business, and another guest quips about the family’s grocery background. The item is presented as a light, syndicated quip from newspaper peers.

Florida Yonkers Statesman

Special Women’s Case Praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills

Mrs. A Wellett of Champion Michigan describes five years of kidney trouble and insomnia. After using one box of Dodd’s Kidney Pills she reports improved sleep relief from cramps and despondency. The ad asserts kidney disease as the cause of women’s ailments and claims cure.

Champion Mich A.wellett Dodd

Beautiful Skin and Cuticura Soap Ad Assert Benefits

A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as a great skin cure. It claims to preserve, purify and beautify the skin, cleanse the scalp, stop hair loss, soften hands, aid babies with rashes, and soothe irritations, urging wide antiseptic uses for toilet and nursery needs. Some men are described as seeking jobs out of fear.

Excursion Fares From Chicago To Detroit and Philadelphia

Detroit and return six fifty with August dates. Philadelphia round trip nineteen dollars. Travel allowed September fifteenth sixteenth and seventeenth. Liberal limits and low fares. Full particulars at city ticket office corner Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard Chicago. Telephone Harrison 1757.

Detroit Philadelphia Corner Chirk Bt Jackson Blvd Chicago Harrison

Restore Strength and Vigor with Pusheck’s Elixir

Advert reads that nervous exhaustion and general weakness hasten aging. It claims Pusheck’s Euro restores strength, vigor, and health, selling for $1 or by mail from Dr. C. Pusheck of Chicago, urging curiosity as progress.

Pusheck C. Pusheck Chicago

Amazing mothers push medicines with dangerous drugs

The text extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a pure pleasant harmless remedy for bowel and stomach disorders. It argues mothers should choose it over dangerous drug mixes and notes price 50c and 1.00 with a money back guarantee. The speaker ends with a quip about courting trouble and marriage.

Dr. Caldwell

Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Hase Ad

An 1900 advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Hose as a cure for painful swollen feet and sweating. It claims easy wearing of new shoes and warns against substitutes. Includes an address in Le Roy New York and a sample notice with a marketing claim. A secondary line mocks self-help wisdom and promotes Pigo's Cure for Consumption.

Allen’s Olmsted le Roy

The Ideal Wife and Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound

An article extols healthful beauty as central to a wife’s influence on family and civilization. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for common female health issues, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Bessie Ainsley and urging readers to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham.

Lydia Mi. Pinkham America Bessie Ainsley South 10Th Street Tacoma Wash Lydia B. Pinkham Poe Lydia Pinkham Ainsley Lydia F. Pinkhaimn Tle Tather Fintthom Merit Lake No Saitute

Also Mentioned on This Page

Baylson Germany E. B. Spencer University of Denver Methodist College At Rome Daniel S. Lamont Cauge Gov. Higgins Vladivostok London Tokio The Daily Telegraph Lewis Del Markeete Brandywine Delaware Bay Hobart A. Hare Lucius S. Landreth City Belfort Dessirier Paris Dales Ore Norman Williams Alma Nesbitt Wasco County Wabasha, Minn Pital Grand Jury Missouri West Baltimore American Puck Cuticura Grand Trunk Railway System Pigo N. W. Samuel Ocean Grove Mrs. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Mes Derain Lion Coffee Lion Coffe Woolson Spice CO Toledo, Olin Chicago White Lead and Oil Company National Supply Co Michigan Ave Lansing Carters Witzgerald & CO Box K Washington, D.C American Inn Portland American Inn Company Mus J.T. McCarathy LN I Suould Lis Mecaling Isoaes Cannes Kiae BR. Paxton Company Boston, Manas N. K.A
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